The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-08
POTTER'S BURIAL
TAKES PLACE AT THE "OLD
TRINITY"
where the LAST Rites Are Per-
formed in the Presence OF
Many MOurners.

NEW YORK, January Told Trim
ity's" pews were filed and the vesti-
bue was crowded with people, come
t. do honor to the dead Bishop,
Horatio Potter, at 10 o'clock today,
the hour set for the funeral services at
that church. The pulpit, the lecterR
and the reading desk were drsped in
deep mourning, but otherwise the
church wore many OF the symbols OF
the Christmas rejoicings, in the shape
of eyergreens, etc. In the chancel
were arranged seats for the clergy, and
back OF these for a dozen pews we're
seats reserved for the more intimate
friends of the dead prelate.
At 10 o'clock the procession of clergy
marched slowly from the vettry up the
south aisle OF the church clad in
snowy SUPPLIES with black collars.
A funeral dir9e was played on the
organ as the procession passed up the
south sisle and down the central aisle
to the seats reserved for them. There
were thirty-seven clergymen in the
procession and twelve others joined.
them after they bad been. seated.
Following the clergy came the sur
pliced oh Dir, then the OFFICIATING clergy
men: Bishop Coke of the Rochester
Diocese, Bishop Bedell of Ohio, Bishop
Doane Of Albany, the Rev. DR.. Nor
gan Dix and the Rev.iDr Swope, the
Rev. DR.. Dix leading and reading the
sentences beginning, Know that my
Redeemer liveth," and the procession
advancing down the middle aisle to
the choir. After all had been seated,
the sections assistants bore the cisket
containing the dead Bishop down the
sisle from the entrance to the church
aud placed it on bier in the center
of the outer chancel, directly in front
of the altar.
From this point the usual services
Of tho Protestant Episcopal church
followed. A part Of the Psal;ery was
sung by the choir, after which the
Rev. DR.. Swope read the lessons from
the fifteenth chapter OF Corinthians.
This Yves followed by the sipgiDg OF the
hymn, Rise My Soul and Stretch Thy
Wings" by the choir. The psalm be-
ginning "Man born OF woman is of
few days" was chanted, and Bishop
Coke read the committal service of
the Episc opal Church, Before read
ing the committal, two acolytes lifted
the purple pail which covered the
caskes. An acolyte, holding aloit
the brass cross, stood at the foot of
the caskst, and Bishops Coke and
Doane ct the head. Bishop Coke
sprinkied the ashes on the lid, chant
ing in solemn voice, "Ashes to ashes
and dust to dust" Bishop Doane read
the prayers and was followed by
Bishop Bedell, OF Ohio, who read the
special prayers and pronounced the
benediction. After this the Requiem
was sung, About forty five cletgymen
were present from New York and vi
Cinity. After the services the body
was carried down the center aisle, pre-
ceded by the clergy, who at the doors
separated and stood on each side of
the aisle, while the body was borne
between them and placed in the
kearse. The funeral cortege went to
the Grand Central Depot, where the
body YVES taken on the 1885 o'clock
pm. train for Popghkeepsie. 1t will
he inferred in the Rural Cemetery in q
fl 1rsl lined grave. The Rev. DR.. Cady,
Of Hyde Park, and the Rev. DIR. Swope
accompanied the family and will con-
duct the services at the cemetery.